Malaysia legislation

Section 4

of EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 4

The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 18

the following section:

“Calculation of wages for incomplete month’s work 18a.  Notwithstanding section 60i, an employee who is employed on a monthly rate of pay and has not completed a whole month of service—

(a)

where he commenced employment after the first day of the month;

(b)

where his employment was terminated before the end of the month;

(c)

where he took leave of absence without pay for one or more days of the month; or

Employment (Amendment)

(d)

where he took leave of absence by reason of having been called up for national service under the National Service Act 1952 [Act 425], to present himself for national service training as required under the National Service Training Act 2003 [Act 628]

or to comply with any other written law relating to national service, shall be paid wages due to him for that month calculated according to the following formula:

Monthly wages

X

Number of days eligible in the wage period.”.

Number of days of the particular wage period

Amendment of section 22